North Wildwood in Cape May County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

West Jersey and Seashore Railroad

By Sunny Mancini

1. West Jersey and Seashore Railroad Marker

Inscription.

West Jersey and Seashore Railroad. . The WJSRR’s North Wildwood Station, located at this site, was very busy during the growth of the southern part of the Borough in the early 1900s, but the tracks in North Wildwood were abandoned after the Pennsylvania and Reading Railroads merged during the Great Depression. The last northbound passenger train stopped here on November 4, 1993, and the New Jersey Ave. Right-of-way was sold to the City in 1950.

The WJSRR’s North Wildwood Station, located at this site, was very busy during the growth of the southern part of the Borough in the early 1900s, but the tracks in North Wildwood were abandoned after the Pennsylvania and Reading Railroads merged during the Great Depression. The last northbound passenger train stopped here on November 4, 1993, and the New Jersey Ave. Right-of-way was sold to the City in 1950. (Marker Number S-7.)

Location. 38° 59.934′ N, 74° 48.249′ W. Marker is in North Wildwood, New Jersey, in Cape May County. Marker is on New Jersey Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wildwood NJ 08260, United States of America.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2018. This page originally submitted on June 11, 2018, by Sunny Mancini of North Wildwood, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 40 times since then. Photo1. submitted on June 11, 2018, by Sunny Mancini of North Wildwood, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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